Arrest made in fatal shooting of North Fork elder and historian Gaylen Lee

According to the Madera County Sheriff’s Office, Lee was shot on the evening of Saturday, July 6. Robert Moye Jr., 46, was arrested near Lee's home and is in custody in connection with first degree murder.

“It’s just like somebody grabs your heart and rips it out of your chest,” Michael Lee Sr., the victim’s nephew. told YourCentralValley.Com of Lee's death.